First UK Owner? nicely?

[mint]

was it you dude? I always wondered if Nicely was the first s15 owner in the UK? Did you start up s15oc?

 

[Nicely]

No and yes. There were many UK owners before I got one. I'd say the first one was in the UK in 1999 or 2000 in the happy days before ESVA. The estimate was that there were less than 100 in the UK when I got one.

Sushiming came up with the idea of the club/forum and started a free-hosted phpbb site. I took over the hosting a few months later and later changed the forum over to decent vBulletin software, and then a dedicated US-based server.

 

[DeanS15]

what would be the estimate of how many there are here now? is there a register somewhere that keeps those sort of details....?

 

[JustTheJedi]

Mine was imported and registered way back on 27th April 2000, brand spanking new..............has anyone got an earlier date??

 

[JEZ 8553]

Due to the freedom of data act the DVLA can probably provide the number of registered Nissan Silvias Spec R's if you requested it.

 

[C1TPT]

That would be awesome to find out!! there cant be that many!

 

[Dan H]

I imagine the number will grow more rapidly now that you can get them over 10 years old, and you can just import, then MOT without the SVA or whetever it's called now.

 

[craig8585]

You would think that, but with the value of the pound dropping against the Yen they are now considerably more expensive to buy in Japan.

 

[jhinchy]

They are getting cheap in Ireland though!

 

[Nicely]

what would be the estimate of how many there are here now? is there a register somewhere that keeps those sort of details....?

Lots more.

Due to the freedom of data act the DVLA can probably provide the number of registered Nissan Silvias Spec R's if you requested it.

And if you pay for it, I suspect... At best, you'd only get the number of 'Nissan Silvia's with a year of manufacture between 1999 and 2002. There is no differentiation on the V5 between Spec S, Spec R, and Autech because they all have the same engine size and no spec or trim is listed.

 

[mint]

Yeah mine's registered as a Nissan Silvia 2.0litre Turbo RHD Import. Not an s15 :/

 

[JEZ 8553]

Im sure mine says a Nissan Silvia Spec R

 

[mint]

id be interested to see.. on Insuring the car i couldnt insure it as a s15...

Its insured as a Nissan Silvia 2.0litre Turbo Import 1999-2000

 

[JEZ 8553]

Mine is definitely insured as a Spec R as i had to get them to change the policy from describing it as a Spec S.

 

[mint]

Who are you with? As Admiral didnt have s15 or s14 on their list let alone Spec's lol. It was 200sx, Silvia or Silvia import turbo. Then i needed to confirm CC and Left or Right hand drive

 

[JEZ 8553]

Late but...

Insured via A-Plan